What you will need: 

1. U.S. Passport – You must provide your signed passport. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months and have two adjacent blank pages available.
2. Washington Express Visas Visa Request Form – filled out completely.
3. China Visa Application Form – Must be completed online. Please see the link below for Guidelines for China Online VISA Application. The application must be fully completed, and all required documents must be uploaded to the COVA system. Once the application has been completed, the embassy/consulate will review the application within 48 hours. Once the application status displays “Passport to be Submitted”, you can then mail your passport and a printed copy of the application information page with the barcode to Washington Express Visas for submission.

Required Documents to be Uploaded to COVA online application (only image files are supported; PDF and other formats are not accepted):

• • • Recent Photo on a plain white background.
    • Passport Data page.
    • Visa Application Statement
    • Personal invitation – if you are visiting friends, family, or applying for a Q2 visa (foreigners who intend to visit their relatives who are Chinese citizens residing in China or foreigners with permanent residence in China) you must provide a letter of invitation from your host in China stating the following: Information on the applicant (full name, gender, date of birth etc.) Information on the visit – purpose of visit, arrival and departure dates, place(s) to be visited, relations between the applicant and the inviting individual, financial source for expenditures. Information on the inviting individual (name, contact number, address, signature etc). Photocopy of Chinese ID or foreign passport and permanent residence permit of the inviting individual.
    • Additional documents may be required by the embassy depending on the applicant’s citizenship status and purpose of the visit to China.

*Former citizens of China must provide a copy of former Chinese or Taiwanese passport and/or photo copies of previous China Visas in current or old US passport. If former passport cannot be produced they will also accept a copy of the birth certificate or copy of US Naturalization Certificate.

What you will need: 

1. U.S. Passport – You must provide your signed passport. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months and have two adjacent blank pages available.
2. Washington Express Visas Visa Request Form – filled out completely.
3. China Visa Application Form – Must be completed online. Please see the link below for Guidelines for China Online VISA Application. The application must be fully completed, and all required documents must be uploaded to the COVA system. Once the application has been completed, the embassy/consulate will review the application within 48 hours. Once the application status displays “Passport to be Submitted”, you can then mail your passport and a printed copy of the application information page with the barcode to Washington Express Visas for submission.

Required Documents to be Uploaded to COVA online application (only image files are supported; PDF and other formats are not accepted):

• • • Recent Photo on a plain white background.
    • Passport Data page.
    • Visa Application Statement
    • Letter of Invitation from host in China.
    • Business letter of introduction from US entity.
    • Additional documents may be required by the embassy depending on the applicant’s citizenship status and purpose of the visit to China.

*An expired US passport with a valid Chinese visa is good for traveling to China provided it is used together with a new valid US passport bearing the same name, sex, date of birth and nationality. If any changes are made to the above information on the new passport, a new visa shall be applied.

*Former citizens of China must provide a copy of former Chinese or Taiwanese passport and/or photocopies of previous China Visas in current or old US passport. If former passport cannot be produced, they will also accept a copy of the birth certificate or copy of US Naturalization Certificate.

China Consular Fees:

Single Entry – $165

Double Entry – $165 

Multiple Entries for 6 months – $165

Multiple Entries for 12 months – $165

*The fastest service for Non-US passport holders is 5-7 business days.

Washington Express Service/Fees:

Service fee for US Passport Holders (3-5 business days): $325

Non-US Passport Service: $375

Student/Work Visas Service: $375

Out of jurisdiction embassy/consulate (New York only): $375

Out of jurisdiction embassy/consulate (Los Angeles, California only): $595

*There is a $95 shipping fee associated with out of jurisdiction visa processing.

All-Inclusive/Concierge Visa Application Services (US citizens): $525

*Embassy fee not included

All-Inclusive/Concierge Visa Application Services (non-US citizens): $575

*Embassy fee not included

If you are interested in All-inclusive/Concierge Service, please email Info@WashingtonExpressVisas.com for more information.

Visa applications placed on will call by the Embassy will be accessed a service fee of $250

See our Price List for detailed information about Service Fees and Shipping information.

*Please note, you can also fill out and submit your application for free (excluding embassy fees) by visiting the China Embassy website. We have no affiliation with any government embassy or agency.

Forward Documents To:
1001 Connecticut Ave NW
Suite 710
Washington, DC 20036

We ask that you send the documents listed above via FedEx or UPS so the delivery can be tracked. Please call us at 202-393-3030 to let us know that your documents have been sent. See our Price List for detailed information about Service Fees and Shipping information.

No vaccinations are required to enter China (People’s Rep.) from any country.

Recommended:

• Malaria prophylaxis. Malaria risk – including the malignant (P. Falciparum) form – occurs in Hainan and Yunnan. Chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistant P. falciparum reported. Risk of P. Vivax malaria exists in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Xizang (only along the valley of the Zangbo river in the extreme south-east) and Yunnan. There is generally very low malaria risk (P. vivax only) in Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi and Shandong, although within these provinces this risk may be higher in areas of local outbreak. Where transmission exists, it occurs below 1500 m: from July to November north of latitude 33 degrees north, from May through December between 33 and 25 degrees north, and throughout the year south of 25 degrees north. There is no malaria risk in the urban areas or densely populated plain areas. In general, tourists do not need to take malaria prophylaxis unless they plan to stay in remote rural areas in the provinces listed above. Recommended prevention in risk areas:II ; in Hainan and Yunnan: IV

Important: We can only assist with the visa process if you live in one of the below states:

Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C.

The consular jurisdiction of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China includes Washington D.C., Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas, Puerto Rico.

Chinese Consulate in New York

The consular jurisdiction of the Chinese Consulate General in New York includes New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island.  

Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles, California

The consular district of the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles covers ten southern counties of the State of California (Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Ventura), the State of Arizona, the State of New Mexico, the State of Hawaii and U.S. Pacific islands including Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa.